Magpies v Tasman

Higgins

@Chris-B Does he meet the residential criteria? We still have vivid memories of being undone by them in the Battle of Solway in 1927.

Chris B.

@Higgins After some google enlightenment - where was Wattie Barclay from? Poverty Bay?

Any questionmarks and we can quickly find one of the girls from Bubbles' Bathhouse and a backdated marriage certificate!

Nepia

@Chris-B said in Hawke's Bay v Ta$man:

where was Wattie Barclay from? Poverty Bay?

That's really just a synonym for Far-North Hawkes Bay.

He was actually from Kawhia, but made his name as a member of the famous Magpies Shield team of the 1920s ... before heading away and coming back a few days too late.

Captained NZ Maori too and went close to the ABs.

Chris B.

@Nepia Away overseas? Ah that makes sense.

Nepia

@Chris-B said in Hawke's Bay v Ta$man:

@Nepia Away overseas? Ah that makes sense.

I guess Auckland could be considered overseas (but yeah it was just after the Maori tour).

Stargazer

Changes to the Magpies' line-up: Gareth Evans out, Devan Flanders starts at 8. An extra back, Stacey Ili, on the bench.

1 Pouri Rakete-Stones, 2 Ash Dixon, 3 Namatahi Waa, 4 Geoff Cridge, 5 Tom Parsons, 6 Marino Mikaele-Tu’u, 7 Brendon O’Connor, 8 Devan Flanders, 9 Folau Fakatava, 10 Lincoln McClutchie, 11 Mason Emerson, 12 Danny Toala, 13 Neria Fomai, 14 Caleb Makene, 15 Tiaan Falcon

Reserves: 16 Kianu Kereru-Symes, 17 Jason Long, 18 Ben May, 19 Isaia Walker-Leaware, 20 Josh Kaifa, 21 Zach Donaldson, 22 Stacey Ili, 23 Ollie Sapsford

Both Evans and Allardice out with a shoulder injury, but expected to return for the semi-final.

Canes4life

Lol why is Walker-Leawere sitting on the bench again? I bet he would rather be starting for Wellington than warming the bench for Hawkes Bay.

He has been one of HBs best. Seems stupid.

Stargazer

@Canes4life I assume it's because he hasn't played for almost 3 weeks. He missed two games because of parental leave. But yeah, it's odd, although his power will come in handy in the second half when the Mako (and our starters) start to tire. Personally, I'd have swapped IWL and Cridge, also, because Cridge is more versatile and can also play at 6.

Yeetyaah

Should hopefully be a good game. Up Hawke's Bay.

Higgins

Killing them - five nil already after just about five minutes!

Higgins

And the score rockets out by another 40% with the Falcon conversion to the Mikaele-Tu'u try
Hawkes Bay 07 - 00 Ta$man after six minutes

Steven Harris

Ominous first scrum..

Nepia

@Steven-Harris said in Hawke's Bay v Ta$man:

Ominous first scrum..

Yeah, smacked us in that scrum.

That stupid tackle rule after that though, Nankivell was tackled, defender let him go and he just kept going.

Higgins

Do you think the defending black 10 was held back/impeded by the Ta$man player in that try scoring movement by them?

Higgins

To make matters worse Danny Toala has left the field after taking a couple of heavy knocks.

Nepia

@Higgins said in Hawke's Bay v Ta$man:

Do you think the defending black 10 was held back/impeded by the Ta$man player in that try scoring movement by them?

Not sure, I was too busy seeing the red mist over the tackle held/not held.

Nepia

Flanders in for the Magpies second try.

Steven Harris

@Nepia Fakatava needs to feed the scrum once the scrum it hits..,good try..!

Higgins

That there explains exactly why TBN should not be selected for the Hurricanes ahead of Devan Flanders as Flanders scores nicely from a scrum under pressure as HB increase their score by 100%
Hawkes Bay 14 - 07 Ta$man after about twenty three minutes

Nepia

WTF, yellow card for that?

It is tiddlywinks!

The Silver Fern

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